D W Griffith

n. David Wark Griffith (1875-1948), American film director, co-founder of the United Artists Corporation, director of "Birth of a Nation" (1915)

n. David Wark Griffith (1875-1948), American film director, co-founder of the United Artists Corporation, director of "Birth of a Nation" (1915)

David Llewelyn Wark "D. W." Griffith (January 22, 1875 –  July 23, 1948) was an American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916).
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Noun
1. United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
(synonym) Griffith, David Lewelyn Wark Griffith
(hypernym) film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker